Charleston hospital strike--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title Charleston hospital strike--outtakes News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 69-5000 Sound or Silent Silent and sound Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital Collection Local Television Newsfilm Collections Collection Name WIS-TV News Collection Date 1969-04-25 Decade 1960 Temporal Coverage Probably filmed between April 25 and April 30, 1969. Content Description Footage of demonstrations during the Charleston hospital strike. Southern Christian Leadership Conference president Ralph Abernathy speaks to a crowd, including police officers. Protesters singing and marching, shots of what appear to be demonstrators being arrested. US Army National Guard soldiers with bayonets affixed to rifles. Abernathy walks with the crowd. US Army tank on street. Police officer explaining the presence of the soldiers, citing tensions at previous rallies and the need for sufficient manpower, and that the demonstrators lack a parade permit. Officer claims presence of the Guard will not increase tension. Demonstrators for Union Local 1199 walk down street. Soldiers put on gas masks and block the road while a police officer speaks through bullhorn explaining that a parade or march is not allowed without a parade application. Man states his support for the Board of Trustees and the governor in their handling of the dispute. Coretta Scott King speaks to audience about going to jail while wearing a medical union 1199 hat. Geographic Location Charleston (S.C.) Subject Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990. King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006. Strikes and lockouts. Medical University of South Carolina. Political strikes. Civil rights. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Labor -- History. Labor unions. Keywords Medical College Hospital. Strikes. Young, Andrew, 1932- Moultrie, Mary, 1943-2015. Creator Name WIS-TV (Production unit) Rights Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Physical Format Film: 16mm. Silent and sound. Color. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate. Citation Charleston hospital strike--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 69-5000.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. S.C. County Charleston County (S.C.) Time Period Civil Rights Era (1955-1969) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 10:28 Digitization Specifications High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation. Date Digital 2015-01-08 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/